Dick Cocks
| Full name | Michael Richard Cocks | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 March 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Michael Richard Cocks (born 1 March 1945) is an Australian former rugby union international.
A Gosford High School product, Cocks played as a loose forward and was capped 10 times for the Wallabies between 1972 and 1975. After first gaining experience as a reserve on the 1969 tour of South Africa, he made his Wallabies debut in the 1972 home Tests against France, featuring in both matches.[1] His international career included caps on the 1972 tour of New Zealand and the 1973 tour of Britain, where he captained the Wallabies in a tour match against the South and South-West Counties side in Bath.[2]
Cocks, a teacher by profession, has had a long association with South Africa. He played club rugby for Cape Town club Villagers in 1971, making three representative appearances for Western Province at this time, then captained Natal on his return to the country after the end of his Wallabies career. His wife is a South African. They met during his time as a teacher at Westville Boys' High School in the 1980s.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Wallaby leaves Aust". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 January 1971.
- ^ "Michael Richards Cocks". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Former Wallaby always on the hop". Your Time Magazine. 2 September 2020.
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